Omni News
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Omni News is the name of national and local newscasts in various languages on the Omni Television
system in Canada
.
, Mandarin
and Punjabi
in November 2011. The Cantonese and Mandarin broadcasts originate from Toronto
, while the Punjabi broadcast is produced out of Vancouver
. In addition, Omni News: Mandarin Weekend also airs on Omni.2 Toronto (CJMT-DT), Omni BC (CHNM-DT) and Omni Alberta (CJEO-DT/CJCO-DT).
began as the local newscasts seen on Toronto
's CFMT-TV
. Before the station was renamed "Omni.1" in 2002, CFMT aired newscasts in Cantonese, Italian and Portuguese on weeknights. In addition, the station also aired weekly magazine programs Mandarin Wide Angle Lens and South Asian Newsweek.
The station's news operation was restructured into Omni News in conjunction with the 2002 launch of CJMT-TV
("Omni.2"). The Cantonese newscast was moved from CFMT to CJMT, and new Mandarin and South Asian weekday newscasts were also launched on CJMT. The South Asian newscast replaced South Asian Newsweek, while Mandarin Wide Angle Lens was rebranded as Omni News: Mandarin Weekend and is now also seen on Omni BC and Omni Alberta.
The two Omni stations currently air the following newscasts:
Omni.1
Omni.2
was launched in 2008 in conjunction with CJCO-TV
in Calgary
and CJEO-TV
in Edmonton
. The two stations produced three nightly television newscasts aimed at the Cantonese
, Mandarin, and South Asian communities across the province. While there were news gathering teams in both Edmonton and Calgary, the newscasts were presented from the Citytv/Omni studios in Downtown Edmonton
.
Omni Alberta ceased production of its local newscasts on September 15, 2011 as part of a reorganization at Rogers Media. National newscasts in Cantonese, Mandarin and Punjabi, as well as Omni News: South Asian Edition produced from Toronto are now seen on Omni Alberta; these newscasts feature one or two stories from Alberta per day.
Omni Alberta's previous local newscasts are as follows:
in Vancouver
, British Columbia
produces the following newscasts:
CHNM's newscasts were known as Channel M News from 2003 to 2008. During those years, the station also had a reciprocal agreement Vancouver's CTV
station CIVT-TV
, which allowed the two stations to share news resources. The station's newscasts were rebranded Omni News in September 2008 following the approval of its sale to Rogers, and its news sharing agreement with CIVT also ended.
The station also used to produce newscasts in Korean and Tagalog. Following the station's acquisition by Rogers, production of those newscasts were handed over to independent production companies.
OMNI Television
Omni Television, corporately styled as OMNI Television, is a Canadian television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications. It consists of the company's conventional television stations in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta which are licensed as multicultural stations...
system in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
National
Omni launched half-hour national newscasts in CantoneseCantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...
, Mandarin
Standard Mandarin
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
and Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
in November 2011. The Cantonese and Mandarin broadcasts originate from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, while the Punjabi broadcast is produced out of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. In addition, Omni News: Mandarin Weekend also airs on Omni.2 Toronto (CJMT-DT), Omni BC (CHNM-DT) and Omni Alberta (CJEO-DT/CJCO-DT).
- Omni News: Cantonese National Edition - weeknights at 5:00 p.m. PT, 9:00 p.m. ET/MT
- Anchor: Stanley SoStanley SoStanley So is a Cantonese-speaking television journalist in Canada. He began his broadcasting career in Hong Kong, and currently serves as the co-anchor and senior editor of OMNI News: Cantonese Edition on Toronto, Ontario's OMNI.2....
- Business Anchor: Jason LeungJason LeungJason Leung or Leung Chun Sum, Jason is the business reporter/anchor for OMNI.2's OMNI News Cantonese Edition in Toronto, Ontario. For the most part, Leung is a news reader of business stories and business-related stories from other English language media and file stories shared amongst OMNI2 and...
- Anchor: Stanley So
- Omni News: Mandarin National Edition - weeknights at 8:00 p.m. PT, 5:00 p.m. ET, 9:30 p.m. MT
- Anchor: Wei Lee
- Omni News: Punjabi National Edition - weeknights at 9:00 p.m. PT, 11:00 p.m. ET/MT
- Anchor: Jasdip Wahla
- Omni News: Mandarin Weekend - Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. PT, 6:00 p.m. ET, 5:00 p.m. MT
- Anchor: Grant Guo
Ontario
Omni News in OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
began as the local newscasts seen on Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
's CFMT-TV
CFMT-TV
CFMT-DT, channel 47, is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with rebroadcasters in Ottawa and London. The station broadcasts multicultural programming targeting European and Latin American communities throughout Southern Ontario. Part of the Omni Television group of stations...
. Before the station was renamed "Omni.1" in 2002, CFMT aired newscasts in Cantonese, Italian and Portuguese on weeknights. In addition, the station also aired weekly magazine programs Mandarin Wide Angle Lens and South Asian Newsweek.
The station's news operation was restructured into Omni News in conjunction with the 2002 launch of CJMT-TV
CJMT-TV
CJMT-DT is a Canadian television station, which broadcasts multicultural programming in Toronto, Ontario. As one of the Omni Television stations owned by Rogers Media, it uses the on-air brand OMNI.2, and is a sister station to CFMT ....
("Omni.2"). The Cantonese newscast was moved from CFMT to CJMT, and new Mandarin and South Asian weekday newscasts were also launched on CJMT. The South Asian newscast replaced South Asian Newsweek, while Mandarin Wide Angle Lens was rebranded as Omni News: Mandarin Weekend and is now also seen on Omni BC and Omni Alberta.
The two Omni stations currently air the following newscasts:
Omni.1
- Omni News: ItalianItalian languageItalian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
Edition - weeknights at 8:00 p.m.- Anchor: Vincenzo Somma
- Sports Anchor: Dino Cavalluzzo
- Omni News: PortuguesePortuguese languagePortuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
Edition - weeknights at 9:30 p.m.- Anchors/Reporters: Clara Abreu, Marzio Lorenzo, Luís Medeiros, Lidia Ferreira
- Former reporters: Joao Vicente, Jose Rodrigues, Gabi Veras, Susan Trindade
Omni.2
- Omni News: Mandarin Regional Edition - weeknights at 5:30 p.m.
- Anchor: Grant Guo
- Omni News: South Asian Edition - weeknights at 8:00 p.m. (produced in English)
- Anchor: Angie Seth
- Sports Anchor: Khush Panthaky
- Entertainment Reporter: Monica Dogra
- Omni News: Cantonese Regional Edition - weeknights at 9:30 p.m.
- Anchor: Kenneth Li
- Sports Anchor: Alex Chum
- Entertainment Anchor: Carol Jin
- Reporters: Anita Chow, Paul Wan, Tina Tse, Candy Chan
Alberta
Omni News in AlbertaAlberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
was launched in 2008 in conjunction with CJCO-TV
CJCO-TV
CJCO-DT, branded as OMNI Calgary, is a television station in Calgary, Alberta. The station is owned by Rogers Communications, and broadcasts a multicultural programming format as part of Rogers' Omni Television system...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
and CJEO-TV
CJEO-TV
CJEO-DT, branded as Omni Alberta, is a television station in Edmonton, Alberta. The station is owned by Rogers Communications, and broadcasts a multicultural programming format as part of Rogers' Omni Television system...
in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. The two stations produced three nightly television newscasts aimed at the Cantonese
Standard Cantonese
Cantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a language that originated in the vicinity of Canton in southern China, and is often regarded as the prestige dialect of Yue Chinese....
, Mandarin, and South Asian communities across the province. While there were news gathering teams in both Edmonton and Calgary, the newscasts were presented from the Citytv/Omni studios in Downtown Edmonton
Downtown Edmonton
Downtown Edmonton is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue, 100 Avenue, and Rossdale Road to the south and Jasper Avenue to the southeast , though many people consider part or all of the surrounding neighborhoods to be part of downtown...
.
Omni Alberta ceased production of its local newscasts on September 15, 2011 as part of a reorganization at Rogers Media. National newscasts in Cantonese, Mandarin and Punjabi, as well as Omni News: South Asian Edition produced from Toronto are now seen on Omni Alberta; these newscasts feature one or two stories from Alberta per day.
Omni Alberta's previous local newscasts are as follows:
- Omni News: Mandarin Edition - weekdays at 5:00pm
- Thomas Deng, Mirian Chiu
- Omni News: South Asian Edition - weeknights at 8:00 p.m. (produced in English)
- Sudha Krishnan, Aadel Halem
- Omni News: Cantonese Edition - weeknights at 9:00pm
- Kit Koon, Jonathan Lau, Kelly Leung, Brian Wong
British Columbia
CHNM-TVCHNM-TV
CHNM-DT, channel 20 , is a television station based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
produces the following newscasts:
- Omni News: CantoneseCantoneseCantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...
Regional Edition - weekdays at 5:00pm with Karen So (蘇嘉欣); weeknights at 11:00pm with Fiona Law (羅穎心) - Omni News: Mandarin Regional Edition - weeknights at 8:30pm with Bowen Zhang (張博)
- Omni News: PunjabiPunjabi languagePunjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
Edition - weeknights at 9:00pm with Jasdip Wahla (ਜਸ੍ਡਿਪ੍ ਓਹ੍ਲ)
CHNM's newscasts were known as Channel M News from 2003 to 2008. During those years, the station also had a reciprocal agreement Vancouver's CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
station CIVT-TV
CIVT-TV
CIVT-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Television Network...
, which allowed the two stations to share news resources. The station's newscasts were rebranded Omni News in September 2008 following the approval of its sale to Rogers, and its news sharing agreement with CIVT also ended.
The station also used to produce newscasts in Korean and Tagalog. Following the station's acquisition by Rogers, production of those newscasts were handed over to independent production companies.